Love this place! My new fave, food is really good and quick service. The Dumplings are amazing, definitely a good place to try out.

Regular schezuan food but pretty pricey for us. Things that were a hit for us: beef with scallions, dumplings dipped in sauce. Things that were a miss for us: Dan Dan noodles, scallion fried rice(literally most normal rice ever) and chilly potato(or whatever it's exactly called. They take cards and street parking was ok to find after hours. read more

Extremely solid Szechuan food. Ironically their best dishes aren't even 100% native Szechuan versions, the noodles in spicy brown sauce with beef felt more Taiwanese (but oh so yummy once mixed up), and the cold cucumber with garlic... mmmm, just the right amount of crunch and large amounts of garlic. We also had the pork intestine that was perfectly chewy and seasoned, although it wasn't spicy at all. That might have been my biggest issue-- dishes that were supposed to be spicy really weren't that spicy. It's probably a nice blend of spice level, though, so you don't scare the unwashed masses away. It is also distinctly possible that I enjoy spicy food way too much and that's why the heat barely registered... And for a little basement hole in the wall, the charm is just about right. read more

WORST restaurant I have ever had. Get rid of it please!! Food was found spoiled and stink. The owner just ignored the complaint and did not apologize. And was told that the food quality varies all the time and is hard to keep it fresh. Hope that Dept of Health shut this ridiculous restaurant down asap. Extremely bad customer service. It is Evil! read more

Please dont go to this restaurant! We ordered the stir fried beef and the meat was spoiled! We told the boss about this issue. He tasted the beef and said it is still good and asked us if we want to take it home. Why would we still want to eat it if he already tried it and didnt taste good. Most importantly, He didnt apologize at all ! His attitude was bad and we would not go to this restaurant again! read more

Went to the Little Pepper with the family. I think they still have one in Flushing... anyway, I'm not the biggest fan of this type of food but food is food and deserves a fair shot. We started with the fresh cucumbers w/ garlic (can't really mess that up) and the scallion pancakes. I wholeheartedly recommend everyone get the scallion pancakes from this place. The dipping sauce was some soy sauce concoction with some maybe peanut type sauce in it? It took a lot of will power not to drink the sauce. Anyway, the sauce and the perfectly fried scallion pancakes - what a balance. They have this Dan Dan noodle. Totally delicious and less oily than the other dishes. Great flavor. Must try. For my main I got the pork meatballs in garlic sauce. The meatball is homemade. The garlic sauce was great with rice. The meatballs were ok. Mapo tofu was too oily... I guess it's always coated in oil but I was not a fan of the sauce used. I really do miss the Szechuan Capital from waaaaaay back in the day... they made the best mapo tofu. I digress. To cut all the oil and spice, we got some veggie dish that was pretty standard. I think it was a gourd.... BTW - if you enjoy challenges while eating, do try the chicken in sichuan style. It was kind of like navigating through a landmine (though I've never navigated through a landmine so maybe I shouldn't have used that example).... the chicken pieces were about the same size as the chili pieces and coated with these pepper corns. I was doing a pretty good job of avoiding the chilis and peppercorn but missed one. I bit into the pepper corn, looked at my brother and said "oh that wasn't too bad." His response was "waaaaait for it." My tongue went numb. What a weird feeling... =-\ read more

Yes!!!! Cucumbers w/ supercharged garlic, scallion pancakes that are fried crispy without being greasy, dumplings in hot sauce (just the right amount of sweet in the chili oil), szechuan beef noodle soup (above average version). All for $25.60ish. Also great service. Balanced spicy- really lights up the flavor without burning your face off to the point you can't taste anything anyways. The only thing that makes a trip to Target (just down the street) bearable. read more

Literally one of the best restaurants in queens. Amazing service and delicious food and owned by one of the nicest families.

I tried this place based on Yelp reviews and it's my favorite Chinese restaurant now. I've been there 3 times and each time sampled 4-5 dishes and ordered some to go so I've had about 25% of the menu. This is the least greasy/oily of all the Chinese restaurants I have tried in Flushing. I don't remember Chinese food being so oily when I was growing up. I'm not sure whether I just wasn't aware of all the oil or if this is a new trend. My two favorite dishes that I get each time are: Cold sesame noodles & sauteed lotus root. The cold sesame noodles are a delicious combination and balance of slightly sweet, slightly tangy, slighly nutty (sesame), slightly peppery noodles in chili oil. The combination is delicious. I have tried sesame noodles in other Sz restaurants and they were boring, too mushy, or too oily or too single flavored, compared to the way Little Pepper makes them. They are delicious here. Sauteed lotus root was an experiment - I loved them. They look wierd --like thin sliced potatoes with 5 holes in the middle. The texture is a little crunchy, a little soft like sliced water chestnuts. They are sauteed with scallions, some szechuan pepper flakes, maybe garlic, in a small amount of slightly thickened whitish sauce. They are best hot straight from the pan and don't taste as good for takeout or reheating at home. The waitress told me that the key is getting good lotus roots and the chef knows how to pick them. The dish is very mild but I liked the unusual texture and flavor.(And Lotus root is supposed to be cleansing for your liver, so eat up!). One visit I ordered the lamb with spicy sauce (online menu -- it's called something else on the takeout menu and something else in the restaurant menu) It has a lot of cumin in it and I've tried both lamb and beef. Lamb was the clear winner. It was delicious and spicy -- has a lot of SzP in it. It goes well over rice. I found you have to ask for the rice -- they don't serve it unasked. --I love hot & sour soup. Here It was sour without the depth of flavors of the hot & sour soup from Spicy & Tasty. Would not order it again. --Cilantro meat ball with winter melon was good. The meatballs have the texture of small matzo balls and the wintermelon in the soup was an interesting texture combination. The melon didn't have much flavor. The soup was very mild but good. The texture of the melon in the soup was a little strange but the flavor was good. -- mapo tofu was good -very spicy & swimming in too much red oil --scallion pancake was less greasy and more crunchy than other places and dipping sauce was SUPERB - sweet and salty with Sz peppers. --Szechuan pickled cowpeas was Ok but not interesting-- I wouldn't order it again --sauteed pine nut and corn was just plain bad. It looked like canned corn that had been over sauteed. The corn was chewy and there were only a couple of pine nuts and maybe scallions sauteed with Sz peppercorns and maybe some other ingredients. Would not recommend this dish. -- sauteed string beans were delicious but somewhat over salted. Would still order them again but ask for little/no salt. -- smoked tea duck szechuan style was tasty but there were so many bones & so little meat on each bone I wouldn't get it again. -- shredded smoked tea duck with ginger veg was DELICIOUS & without the hassle of all the bones ( I still did find a bone) Highly recommend this dish. The combination of smokey, gingery flavor was wonderful. -- crust of cooked rice with pork. There were fried rice cake wedges that came with the shredded/sauteed pork. I don't remember this dish being very hot but I really liked the rice cakes-pork combination although it was fairly oily. --Dan Dan noodles were good. Less oily than at the other restaurants in Flushing but still oily and not as much flavor as the cold sesame noodles they make here. --fried potato in hot sauce - this was highly recommended here on Yelp, but the dish turned out to be crinkle cut french fries covered with szechuan pepper flakes. It's a good excuse for numbing your entire intestinal tract beginning with your lips and moving downwards. For spice fanatics it's a must have dish but you could easily make this at home with frozen crinkle cut french fries sauteed in an 8 oz jar of szechuan pepercorns. There wasn't much flavor except for hot and then numb. I would add onion, garlic & ginger. --Braised sliced fish in spicy soup base. This was excellent. I didn't quite know what to expect but the Yelp reviews were all good and the waitress highly recommended it. It's served in a big black pot. The broth is red and oily. The texture of the fish is similar to Tofu but it is boiled fish that melts in your mouth. It is VERY spicy and I could only eat a little at a time with rice but it was delicious. I took the remainder home and it was still good reheated several times. I tried more dishes but am out of space. read more

Nice place to have a sit down lunch in college point. Most of the Chinese restaurants on College Point Blvd. are dives, but not this one. Good food, clean, and cheap... read more

Little Pepper is sooooo freaking good. I'm not sure if I know anything about Szechuan food, but what their cooking up in this restaurant tastes fantastic. Whther for lunch or dinner the chef can handle a wok. Everything comes our so balanced in flavor, not oily, and often smokey from the high heat. And the fact that I can go for lunch and eat for under $10 including tip is outrageous. Every time I finish my lunch, which is about once a week, I can not imagine their is a finer plate of food at this price point anywhere in the five boroughs. Standouts include the pork with bamboo shoots (I think it's fish fragrant pork), pork meatballs in garlic sauce, baby shrimp with peanuts and red chile, shredded beef with green pepper, wontons in spicy sauce, and any of the braised dishes. Amen. read more

It's the best Sichuan food experience in New York. Every dish is just beautifully spicy, I love it! read more

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The best Sizchuan food in NYC - just the best and no close runner up! Dan Dan noodle, double cooked pork, whole fish in minced pork, ox tongues in chili sauces, beans with minced pork. All these dishes are phenomenal and one level higher than those peers in other restaurants. I have been there multiple times and never find it disappointing. If i want spicy food, this is my go to place. The price is affordable and easy to park. But this place is not walkable from flushing subway, which could be good, as it keeps the restaurant less crowed and cheaper. read more

i'm not an expert but this is the best szechuan food i've had in NYC. really quality, nice service. we did the dan dan noodles and the dry pot green beans (A+++) and the cumin lamb and the kung pao chicken. all very good. read more

Follow the recommendations from yelp and you cant go wrong! Definitely the best szechuan in NYC! read more

Little Pepper - Cucumber in garlic, pork with bamboo shoots, double cooked pork, and ma po tofu. - Szechuan Near Me - College Point, New York

This is one of those places that makes you so very happy you know about it. The sign is chinese with a friendly cartoon pepper. It's down some stairs. It's tiny. The food is great. I've been a few times now and it's consistently great, which is even better. They've yet to serve me something average. They serve beer. Be advised, the entree portions are pretty big. Of course, you should still order as if it's your last meal, as the food is so solid. Take the leftovers home, wake up the next morning, make some fresh rice and enjoy round two. You need to try the pork dumplings in hot sauce. SO damn good. I'm a fan of the Smoked pork with leeks as well. The spicy chicken dish mentioned in an earlier review was the winner of the first meal I had here, which, considering it's chicken, is something of an accomplishment. As an added bonus it's south of the 7 station so you avoid the crowds if you're not in the mood to deal. read more

Solid Sichuan food in Whitestone. Away from the madness in downtown flushing so easy to park. Scallion fried rice is also a big hit for the kids. No frills place that can adjust the spice level for individuals. read more

There aren't that many great restaurants in College Point which is further north from the Asian food-mecca that is Flushing, but Little Pepper is definitely one of the best restaurants in the entire area. Their cold appetizers are fantastic (especially the beef tendon) and super spicy. The peppery spices they use in all their foods are so fragrant and painfully good. One of the dishes that I HAVE to get there every time (if even just to take home) is the dan dan noodles! The noodles are super chewy and the sauce is fantastic. If you order the stewed fish (or braised fish, I'm not sure what it's called in English), be warned that the portion is very large! Last time we went, we invited some friends, six of us total and we all loved it but still had to take home leftovers. I wish they'd deliver but I can understand the difficulty in transporting some of the dishes they serve. But one can dream... read more

The only food worth driving 50 mins, one way for(West Babylon to College Point). First off the dining area is extremely clean and well lit. Secondly the food is off the charts amazing, every time we come we try a new dish along with the standard list of favorites. Some must try favorites in no particular order; double cooked pork, minced pork with clear noodles, dumplings in hot sauce, cucumber with garlic and the scallion rice. We come here at least once every two weeks for our Szechuan fix. read more

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Came here for lunch. We are always looking for Szechuan restaurants, and Little Pepper while just off the beaten path of Main Street Flushing fits the bill nicely. The staff are very friendly, the place is very clean and sanitary. We ordered the pickled szechuan cabbage which was one the best I've ever tried, although it was a little bit too oily. The ma-po tofu was great, although the portion could have been slightly bigger, and less oily. They have the best white rice here, for whatever reason. They use a little bit of oil, but it's cooked perfectly and sticks together nicely. Overall worth the trip to College Point. It's as good as if not better than most of the places in downtown Flushing, but you wont feel all cramped up because it's not a little hole in the wall. read more

I first came to little pepper for the first time a few years ago, it's in a part of Queens that i'd usually rarely be in unless I had a reason to be, one important thing to note is that this place is cash only so keep that in mind. I've been here to dine in and the waiters are very nice, it is spacious inside with plenty of seating, the food great here it's spicy but it's very flavorful, one of the best things here are the dumplings they come in this hot gravy like sauce, majority of the dishes are ordered and served family style, the last find I was here I ordered takeout and got the orange chicken lunch special, it was great and doesn't leave you with that salty thirsty feeling that most general tso type of chicken tends to leave you with, it was flavored perfectly, I highly recommend this place but it loses a star for not accepting credit cards read more

Little Pepper - Szechuan Near Me - College Point, New York

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Dishes were authentic and enjoyably spicy. It's kind of far off from flushing, but a good place nonetheless. I love that spicy pork belly. read more

Little Pepper - Szechuan Near Me - College Point, New York

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This is a great Szechuan style restaurant in College Point. They have inexpensive lunch specials. For under $10 you can get a hot and sour soup, and a dish with rice. I like the Kung Pao Chicken (spicy chicken with peanuts) because it exemplifies their cooking style. The place isn't fancy but it's casual, clean and one of the better spots in the area for Asian cooking. read more

Little Pepper - Kung Pao Chicken - Szechuan Near Me - College Point, New York

Review for General Tso Chicken, Chicken and brocoli and Tofu house style. Okay, so went in for their lunch special which are on average 5.50 per dish. Not bad for price. Also, this place has Michelin rating. Interesting right? Also, each dish comes with rice. Well, General Tso, the portion was kind of small, maybe only 7 chunks of chicken came on. However, the sauce was delicious. Sweet and spicy. I scooped up the sauce on rice and ate it. Chicken and Brocoli was mostly Brocoli, but their sauce was delicious as well. mostly soy-sauce based taste, but it did have a little spicy peppery kick to it. Lastly, Tofu House style was extremely spicy. The tofu was thinly sliced, soft and limp. If you like tofu and like spicy, I highly recommend this dish. Personally, their rice seemed NON-CHINESE. It was more sticky, rather than the usual spread apart rice you get at other places. Also, our waiter barely spoke any english. I had to point to things on the menu and point at my empty rice bowl to indicate I wanted more rice. So, Why is this 4 stars? The price is modest and the food was freshly made. The sauce was what got me to give them the high rating. The meat and the vegetable are about the same as other Chinese restaurants, but their sauce is delicious. I wish I had just ordered a bowl of their sauces and a large bowl of rice to dump them in... read more

Quite possibly the best Chinese food that I've had in this city! Although located way out in the boonies of north College Point, past the gritty stretch of industrial buildings to the east of LaGuardia - it is well worth the trek! The space is very clean and bright with interesting artwork, including a painting of a storm trooper and wrapped chocolate truffles. The menu is quite large and if you choose wisely, you can build a diverse and affordable meal - particularly if you go with a larger crowd (highly recommended!) Given the multitude of choices, we opted to go for a bit of everything. The signature Braised Sliced Fish in a Spicy Soup Broth was excellent (opt for the $15 version tucked away under the "braised dishes" section. The Dan Dan noodles with pork were awesome...such an explosion of flavor and I could detect a nice bit of anise in there. The scallion pancakes were your standard fare, but the star of the dish is the delicate sweet sauce that is served with it - far from your standard soy or dumpling sauce mixed with scallion. We also tried the pickled cow pea with pork - a very curious and interesting dish, although to be forewarned: it does have quite the odor! If you can deal with it, it is worth a try. The smoked duck with ginger was also quite good...very light and served with onions and peppers - big plus for not having to deal with bones! The 4.5 average rating is well deserved and I highly recommend trooping it out here - you won't regret it! read more

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I GIVE A 5 STAR because most of the 8 dish i order was good. this food is spicy if you just dont eat the pepers than it's not so hot read more

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Good food but horrible service, big language barrier and after sending the string beans back for being to spicy they tried charging me for the dish still. Not acceptable read more

I was recommend by a friend who was from Sichun. The food was excellent, we came here almost once a month since the first time, that is not a easy thing to pay two bridges toll. I love the hot fish pot, very spicy, but so delicious. Also loved the pine nut with corn, if you can not handle very spicy food, this dish is a good one to start, it is easy one to copy at home also. The cold noodle, the spicy wonton, string bean, eggplant..... , too many dishes, to little stomach. read more

Little Pepper - Pine nut and corn, signature Sichuan dish, yummy! - Szechuan Near Me - College Point, New York

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Went back after my 1 star review of this place a few years back and now I'm 1000000% positive the negative reviews is still correct as it stands. I placed my order thru Facebook as they current DO NOT take phone calls atm, my order time was 6:17pm for 6 dishes total including sides dishes that are premade 2, time estimated 7:00pm pick up. I arrive at 7:18pm and the lady informs me SOON, so OK I ask how long more I'll wait in my car. After 15 more minutes I go in and ask again and then she tells me honestly my chef hasn't started cooking your order yet. She then tells me 40 minutes more before its finally ready and currently she hires 1 chef in the back so wait..... so don't lie about it!!!! read more

I have been frequenting Little Pepper for several weeks (often) and have to say I'm a huge fan. Not pretentious in the least. People are nice, food is awesome, portions are good size, beer is cold and cheap. What the hell else do I need?.... The first few visits I thought the food could be a bit spicier, but now that they have seen us a few times, the heat is definitely there. Some favorites (so far): - Cucumber in Mashed Garlic Sauce (I'm a big pickle fan) - Spicy Lamb with Cumin (tops) - Pork Dumplings - Braised Sliced Fish in Spicy Soup Rabbit and Bullfrog are next up for me to try. All hail the Pepper!!! read more

I really liked their scallion fried rice. I also got their home style tofu but it was bland. Garlic chicken was good and wontons was mediocre. read more

very clean and friendly staff. I hate to give a 3 star review since the staff is so nice but i didn't love the food. I tried their popular dishes like scallion fried rice, spicy chicken, cumin beef, cumin lamb, and string beans. I am a HUGE fan of Spicy and Tasty in Flushing (sadly they closed their doors) and was hoping Little Pepper would be the place to meet my szechuan cravings. But it wasn't to be. The cumin beef and lamb were not at all spicy and had way too much cumin powder. I missed the szeuchan peppercorn's mouth numbing spiciness. Scallion fried rice was very greasy and didn't have much flavor. It also had a strange smell that wasn't pleasant. Spicy chicken was pretty good though. it had a nice kick but was coated thickly in sesame seeds. read more

great little spot, very cold weather today so it was nice comfort food. warmed up with some tea right away! to start we got the bamboo shoots - idk if we're white people who don't know how to order or we're not used to the spices but it was a miss for me. hot and sour soup was yummy and definitely would get again! regret not getting the tofu and the marinated egg looked interesting but my partner's not as adventurous in food as i am - will have to try in the future! for mains we got cumin spiced beef (lamb would have been better with the flavors but beef was just my personal preference) and the sweet peanut chicken, which actually complimented each other well! you get steamed rice on the side of course. both really good!! would get again. we got sweet and spicy pork to go because it was featured in a Tasty video and i was curious... worth it!!! honestly would go back at least once a month for it but it's a far trek. definitely would come back again!! ideally not when too cold to walk outside. and hopefully i will know which food is actually the best to pick definitely way better than any random hole in the wall down the street in my area. read more